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Special Effects Wizard Stan Winston Dead At 62

Posted by kdawson on from the terminator-scissorhands dept.

Dusty101 writes "Special effects maestro Stan Winston has died at the age of 62. Winston was responsible for many of the physical special effects in films such as The Terminator, Jurassic Park, Edward Scissorhands, and Iron Man. Winston died on Sunday, June 15, 2008, after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma."

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  1. So he finally cracked the secret ... by Swizec · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... of making such a good dinosaur he can actually eat you.

  2. Re:Just if any one else wonders..... by markswims2 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I love how this gets modded 5 for quoting wikipedia. It saves everyone from typing "myeloma" and a click of the mouse. Doesn't even have something of their own to say. Of course, being wikipedia I guess (s)he could have written the article.